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UK - Kelso supports Marshal merger
Kelso Place Asset Management has supported the merger of portfolio software company Marshal Holdings Ltd with US-based 8e6 International, a supplier of web filtration appliances and technology.
BENELUX/NORDIC/UK - Goldman acquires ABN AMRO portfolio
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of 20 buyout investments from ABN AMRO.
SPAIN - 3i closes Mémora deal
3i has closed its acquisition of funerary services firm Mémora in a deal valued at EUR 187m.
UK - Clyde Blowers acquires Textron division in $1bn deal
Scottish engineering group Clyde Blowers has acquired the fluid and power division of US-based Fortune 500 industrial group Textron, in a $1bn deal that included equity from the company's private equity fund, Clyde Blowers Capital Fund II LP.
POLAND - Enterprise Investors acquires 43% stake in Kofola-Hoop
Enterprise Investors, via Polish Enterprise Fund VI (PEF VI), has acquired a 42.6% holding in beverage producer Kofola-Hoop in a public tender offer valued at PLN 480m (EUR 135m).
SWEDEN – Ratos expands board
Ratos' nomination committee has proposed expanding the board of directors with the inclusion of executive vice president of StatoilHydro in Bergen, Margareth Øvrum.
SPAIN – Seed Gipuzkoa and SGECR complete EUR 3.1m trio of investments
Seed Gipuzkoa and Sociedad Gestión de Capital Riesgo de Euskadi (SGECR) have completed three simultaneous investments with a total value of EUR 3.1m
GERMANY - S-Refit AG leads EUR 3m ACEOS funding
S-Refit AG has led a EUR 3m investment into medical sensors company ACEOS GmbH, alongside medTECH Capital Fonds, S-Refit EFRE Fonds Bayern, KfW and Bayern Kapital.
FRANCE - Ixen closes EUR 500m third fund
Ixen, a subsidiary of Natixis Private Equity, has closed its third fund on EUR 500m.
EUROPE - Duke Street appoints partner
European mid-market buyout house Duke Street has appointed Miles Cresswell-Turner as a partner specialising in Financial Services.
EUROPE - CVCs remain optimistic
Corporate Venture Capitalists (CVCs) remain optimistic about investment activity in Europe according to a survey published by Ernst & Young, with respondents anticipating that Europe will be the second most important market globally over the next 24 months,...
SWEDEN - Altor appoints head of financing
Altor Equity Partners has appointed Anders Bierke as head of financing. He joins the buyout house on 2 December.
UK - Brewin Dolphin strengthens management team
Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking has made a series of promotions to its management team.
UK - RJD appoints Paul Woodley
RJD Partners has appointed Paul Woodley as a consultant.
UK - NESTA to manage Kinetique Biomedical Seed Fund
NESTA has been appointed as the fund manager of the Kinetique Biomedical Seed Fund.
UK - Taylor Wimpey looks to private equity
Housebuilding company Taylor Wimpey has been reported as being in talks with private equity groups for support, with TDR Capital, backer of PizzaExpress and life insurer pearl, has been named as potential investor.
EUROPE – Robeco lauches "responsible" PE fund-of-funds
Fund manager Robeco, a unit of Rabobank, has launched its second тresponsibleт private equity fund-of-funds with a EUR 250m target.
UK - WFM backs £910,000 Healthcare Learning investment
Wales Fund Managers has invested ТЃ200,000 into The Healthcare Learning Company Ltd (HLC), a developer and distributor of e-learning for healthcare professionals, as part of a ТЃ910,000 funding round.
GERMANY - Index Ventures in EUR 15m be2.com funding
Index Ventures Growth Fund, alongside business angels, has raised a series-B funding round for global matchmaking site be2.com.
ITALY - Advent appoints Paolo Cantarella to Operating Partner Programme
Advent International has appointed Paolo Cantarella to join the firm’s Operating Partner Programme based in Milan, with a particular focus on investment opportunities in the industrial sector.
UK - Bridges launches Social Entrepreneurs Fund
Bridges Ventures has launched the Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund, a vehicle designed to make investments in social enterprises.
UK - MTSF and AEGF invest £300,000 into LM Technologies
The Mercia Technology Seed Fund (MTSF) and Advantage Early Growth Fund (AEGF) have invested ТЃ300,000 into LM Technologies Ltd, a company founded to develop innovative wireless products.
UK - Braveheart appoints marketing director
Braveheart has appointed Richard Nunneley as director of marketing, a newly created role to fulfil Braveheart's growth plans outside Scotland.
UK - Wellcome Trust to sell £3.8bn private equity portfolio
The Wellcome Trust has been reported as looking to sell its ТЃ3.8bn private equity portfolio.